[Callers] Holiday contras - BEG/EASY

[Tina Fields via Callers]

The year I called the No Snow Ball in the SF Bay Area, Hillbillies from Mars agreed to include I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus as one tune in a set. I sang it after dancers got their flow going, and it went great.

I like Alan's idea of including not only holiday tunes but bad holiday puns as alt dance titles. That way, you can choose excellent dances and still get your holiday theme on.

I also look forward to hearing more ideas here. Have fun!
Tina

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> On Saturday, December 3, 2016 David Harding via Callers <callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> I'm interested in familiar holiday tunes that work for contras. I know 
> I've danced to Jingle Bells a couple of times (as Alan suggested), and 
> think I remember doing a mixer to Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Any other ideas?
> 
> David
> 
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>> On 12/2/2016 6:10 PM, Winston, Alan P. via Callers wrote:
>> Claire --
>> 
>> In my experience, choosing dances because their titles fit a 
>> particular theme isn't the best way to make programs.
>> 
>> For Christmas holiday dances I'm used to bands slipping familiar 
>> holiday tunes into their regular sets. (Jingle Bells fits in nicely as 
>> a bouncy tune. Several carols can be played as waltzes.) You can also 
>> playfully alter the names of dances you'd want to call anyway to make 
>> them fit the theme.